No matter what you're doing--even if it's just hanging out at a dive--New Years is like your birthday in the way that, no matter how casual the surroundings, you can dress as fancy as you like. Lace, sequins, velvet, shiny, floor-length and anything champagne colored goes! And since that evening is sneaking up on us faster than the hangover we'll have the next day, we put together a selection of 16 dresses to buy or take inspiration from for the evening. We're not saying you have to wear a dress, wear whatever you please, but these are some dresses we'd like to be wearing when that big ball drops.